Congrats to all @theacademy award nominees and winners! I had a wonderful time Friday night celebrating all the female nominees at the @womeninfilmla pre-Oscars party and tonight at the #FuelMusic @mediaincmag Oscars viewing party at @nextdoorlounge! From proud and talented immigrant @realgdt bringing home the gold to the winning teams behind @pixarcoco and @getoutmovie, I think Ms. McDormand said it best, “Look around, everybody. We all have stories to tell and projects that need to be financed. Invite us into your office in a couple days, we’ll tell you all about them!”

#femalefilmmakerfriday brings a shot of the magical director @roxyshih on the set of @priskamusik music video, #flythecoop I’ve had the honor of getting to watch her orchestrate a few productions and it is a thing of beauty, even when it’s gory 🤗🦄🤗

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#femalefilmmakerfriday did you know only 5 women have ever been nominated for an Oscar for best director?? It was 4 last week. Lets show women behind the cameras and running sets! Here is the awesome director @marylynchambers and badass producer @roxyshih 🦄🦄 📷 by @ashlycovington

Jennifer Warren talked about the opportunity of moving sideways in your career. That the typical ladder of success does not always ring true, especially for women trying to make it in this industry. Being able to shift gears and keep plucking on is powerful. #jenniferwarren#halfthepicture @halfthepicture 📷: @ashlycovington

Karyn Kusama was not one to mince words in her interview with @halfthepicture She talked about the importance of owning who you are and how important it is not give a shit about naysayers because there will be an audience for your voice. #karynkusama#halfthepicture#aeonflux#girlfight 📷: @ashlycovington

Kimberly Peirce made #BoysDontCry in 1999. The film won 1 Oscar and 47 other awards. Yet it took 7 years for her to get to direct an episode of #TheLWord Does that seem right to anyone? The @halfthepicture interview with #KimberlyPeirce was eye opening to say the least. 📷: @ashlycovington

Daisy von Scherler Mayer called attention to all the incredible producers that are repeatedly hiring women and the need to celebrate those that are working towards change, while also discussing the need for the people who have not been doing that to apologize by way of changing their hiring stats staring today. @halfthepicture examines all sides of the issue. If you are at Sundance, come check us out, we have three screenings :D #daisyvonscherlermayer#halfthepicture#documentary#sundancefilmfestival 📷: @ashlycovington

I was excited to hear from @brooklynbeetle about the next shoot for @halfthepicture and was through the roof excited when I found out we would be interviewing #MaryHarron I love #AmericanPyscho and #IShotAndyWarhol It was really cool for me to learn that her background was as a music journalist. My background is music photography and I loved hearing her talk about the musicality of moments. 📷 by @ashlycovington

@halfthepicture next shoot was with Caroline Libresco @carojuliet who told us about how Sundance Institute is helping #femaledirectors and giving them the tools to succeed with things like the female filmmakers initiative resource map, which is a roadmap to festivals, funding programs, mentorships and tons of information. She talked about how skewed the #'s are in relation to male vs female directors and about the hope for making change in the future. The Sundance Institute empowers. #halfthepicture#sundanceinstitute 📷 by @ashlycovington

The end of day 1 with @halfthepicture left me inspired and excited. Watching the ladies behind the lenses, @soraya_selene, @4yamit and @onaisart, working their magic with the light and angles and Director@brooklynbeetle leading the interview while her supportive husband @holycowboy took off his producer hat to rock all things sound, just gave me all the creative warm fuzzies. This was a community of awesome dedicated to shedding light on an issue that is a disservice to the world. Without female storytellers, we are not getting the whole story, and those stories are what shapes society. Can a society be whole if it is only being fed #halfthepicture ???

In Feb of 2016 I was excited on my way to Silverlake for my first interview as part of the @halfthepicture team! First interview was with @emilybest of @seedandspark The lady is all about making films by ladies possible. #seedandspark

23 months ago, I read about a documentary in production on #femaledirectors and couldn't stop thinking about it. That night I tossed and turned and finally around 2am, sat straight up in bed and grabbed for my laptop. I found an email for the director, @brooklynbeetle, and sent her an introduction. She responded positively and there was, in fact, an upcoming shoot... but that at that point, the production was entirely self funded and was happening because of the generosity of a team of awesome folks. If I wanted to come for an hour or so, she would love to have me. I couldn't respond "yes, but i'll stay for the whole time" fast enough. Later, the film got funding and Amy generously spread that to her team (though I think we would have eagerly paid to be on those sets, listening to the tales of joys, tales of frustrations, tales of making it - tales of the multilayered thing that is the phrase "making it" - and tales of persisting each day.) I cannot imagine my world without Half the Picture. I am extremely grateful to Amy for giving me this incredible opportunity. Thank you so much. & In gearing up for our #sundance premier, I'm going to be posting lots of pics with all the fabulous people involved with the project. Starting off with one of the Director & Creator of Half the Picture, Amy Adrion.

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#FilmmakerFridays Some of the best news from this year: Reel Sisters of the African Diaspora Film Festival is now an Academy qualifying festival for the Short Film Awards. Founder Carolyn Butts and crew including our honorary Reel Sister, Rodney Hurley, are dream makers. This is well deserved! So thrilled for all who have supported this event which will continue to inspire for years to come. Here comes #Oscar ! #Filmmaking#womeninfilm#getherintheroom#SeeHerNow